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I work for the state and am a member of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE). We're independent (no nat'l association), but also work with other state employee unions, like AFSCME.

IIRC dues are automatically taken out of everyone's check dependent on what they're paid-- mine is about $12/mo, IIRC, for what they call a "fair share" member (basic membership). I also donate an additional $20 per paycheck (every two weeks) as well.

$200-$300 a month seems awful high to me for union dues. Of course, I'm not an RN (I'm a tech weenie) and my union has quite a few members in my division (approx. 3,500), so that may have something to do with how much dues are, too.